Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The process of making the double neck pieces involves first throwing a form before cutting off the neck and putting it aside. A second smaller neck is thrown and allowed to set up. Then the smaller neck is attached to the original pot and allowed to set up.

Two different pots setting up.

This is the smaller of the two above uncovered.

Adding coils to the attached second neck.

Adding coils to the original neck which was cut off and set aside before the second neck was thrown and attached to the bottom of the pot.

Reassembling the original neck over the second neck.

The two necks are joined, spaces cut out between the outer leaves and marks made for further sculpting.

This then is how all the pieces in the blog entry 'Seeing Double' were made although this particular pot is still drying and is quite a bit larger than those shown below. Once it is fired, we'll post more photos.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Steve has been on a creative binge. Taking off of an idea he worked on a while ago, he has exploited the double wall theme recently. Some of these are great now; others are asking to be remade much larger. All are really wonderful...

Friday, April 12, 2013

As Steve and I slow down a bit from our usual hectic fair and orders schedule, we have found ourselves in the same boat with many other craftspeople in this digital age. The shows are a wonderful hands on method of meeting and communicating with our admirers. Their value really can't be replaced. The wholesale shows have been invaluable for exposure to gallery buyers. However, we are currently planning on capping our show exposure to 4-5 this year.
So how to get the work out, as they say? Quality web exposure has become quite allusive. The process resembles a prolonged and vague chase after a carrot. The options available to us as consumers are increasing in numbers. The ability of a small business person to skate on this surface is tenuous at best.

Still, this is the world we live in. Our survival depends on our developing a loyal following either locally or nationally. Hand made pottery for the hand made collector.

To increase the exposure of more of our one of a kind work, we'll be placing some more of it on the website. I've started already with adding a separate page entitled 'NuNouveau'. The name itself is derived from my being inspired by the original Art Nouveau movement, especially manuscript illustrations. There are many other influences of course, botanical forms and travel/cultural exposures. I've been making these pieces for a while and actually some of my very first work in clay was along this line of fantasy. On the current page you will see just a few pieces but several views of those pieces. Once they are purchased, they will be removed.

In the near future, I'll be adding and subtracting from the 'More' page bringing it more in line with our stock and reflecting more of Steve's experimental pieces that we usually only bring to shows.

So, fix yourself a cup of coffee or tea and biscuit and take a look at our NuNouveau page, accessible from the Showroom of our website www.jemerickartpottery.com

We have been working... orders taken at Baltimore, prep for a show in May in Reston, VA and some time for a little experimental work. We are firing a bisque tonight but before we get too far into the firing part of the cycle, let me share some of the making with you.

Bisqued and ready to glaze

Experimental

Another version of Steve's #203

More experimental

Bloodroot Leaves

Bloodroot

Drying....

Oh! and we just heard that we got accepted to Long's Park in Lancaster, PA...Labor Day Weekend!! a beautiful show. Mark your calendars!

Statement of Purpose

Welcome!Steve and I wanted to show you our current work in a more spontaneous way. For those of you who have been collecting our work, this will add some depth to our connection. For those of you just finding us, we hope this will inspire you.Please feel free to post comments or contact us directly at 845.246.6952

Steve & Cherie

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We have been studio potters since 1973 and started working in the Arts and Crafts Style in 1997.
Inspired by the original Arts and Crafts Movement 1890-1910, we make both Classic Arts and Crafts pottery and a wide variety of our own designs. Each pot is thrown on the potter's wheel by Steve out of stoneware clay and then sculpted individually by either Steve or Cherie. After drying, they are fired to a bisque temperature before glazing and then fired to over 2200 degrees Fahrenheit. All vases are water tight and can be used for fresh flowers. They are NOT food safe.
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Back to the beginning

Steve's handbuilt vase 1974

Purchasing

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